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Title : Shigure and the Girl (Jap: "Shigure to Shōjo" (時雨と少女) )
Air Time : July, 28 2008
Name Released : Shigure
Seems like long time no post, at least for this anime part, and for the fourth one
One fine day, perhaps in summer, Natsume came across a Kappa, the river dweller of Japanese Myth Story.
A Kappa. Body of a tortoise, face of a duck, posture of a human. Oh yeah it's bold XD
It was in extreme exhaustion, pleading for water. And so, kind-hearted Natsume poured him some. Natsume didn't know that he was being watched by the class president, Sasada.
The girl was looked like up to something, wasn't she?
That night was the day for the haunted house (they called it 'test of courage') event (Remember episode 2?). The basic rule was for them to walk in pairs around the school in search for the exit. There were several frames showing the class president intermittently looking at Natsume in suspicion.
Just before the event the class president came close to Natsume, telling him the story behind this old school building they're in. There was once a god of fortune who loved humans and brought them wealth.
But, someday a greedy merchant who wanted more wealth locked him in his cellar. The merchant gained profit as the god grew to resent people and in the end become the evil spectre. The merchant went bankrupt and it was said the spectre of the god still wandering around the school building which was build above the cellar.
The story finished and it's time for them to draw lots. It was just the beginning and yet a lot had been disappeared (Sounds creepy)
Natsume paired up with Nishimura, his friend he usually hang out with. In the midst of the test, they were startled by one eyed "thing" (Not sure what it was but it was dressed up like a student) and fell down the stairs (Ouch!).
Looked like Masked Sasada. I wonder if it's really her.
Nishimura went unconscious and was taken by a Youkai (Shigure was his name) while Natsume encountered him and being threatened until the class president come.
OMG. Umbrella head guy.
It seemed the class president had come to a conclusion that Natsume can see those things, and began to confront him. Natsume couldn's say a word, he couldn't decide whether he should teel her or not. Luckily, Madara came in his cat form and knocked Sasada out.
Madara then briefly explained what happened in the school building and then took form a female student ( he said it's more convenient but why girl form?).
Pretty nice so to say
And so Madara went. Meanwhile, Sasada began to regain consciousness and the two continued the test together. In the mean time, Sasada started talking about her past, about her meeting with Shigure, and why she was obsessed in holding this test of courage.
Previously, he's a bucket-head guy. Hoho...
They completed the test in the end but no one came back. Seemed like everyone had been kidnapped by Shigure. The house crumbled all of a sudden and the roof was where Shigure and the rest were. Natsume had no trouble returning the name back (Except he was stunned a little when Shigure approached him).
As usual, Natsume was able to read the youkai's memory and knew what truly happened. Shigure was just afraid that defiled thing like him would defile a pure girl's heart just by touching her. That's why he always tried to drive Sasada away whenever she looked for him.
Sasada was able to feel Shigure.
The kappa from earlier came up again. But that was the least important (I don't know if Sasada saw it or just pretended not to see that). And the last frame for the day.
That's it for episode 4. Looking forward to writing the next episode. =D
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